Volume 16 - Day 354/12, 2024 - Thursday

It is the day after our annual company Christmas party, and I am pretty sure everyone had a really good time. I had a nice walk this morning with Paul, Richard and James, and it was chilly. Sweat pants, gloves, stocking cap and a pretty decent jacket. I did a casual prep for going in to the office, and got there at about 10:30. Since today is Thursday, that means it is Cheeseburger Special day at Sandy's, and we were ALL in. Yummy good! There is one more chance before this year comes to an end, and I expect we will take advantage of it. After lunch, I did some this-and-that in the office and took off about 1:30. I stopped at Costco on the way home and got Skinny Pop and some cereal. Nothing else caught my eye, and that is okay. I am not planning on going in to the office tomorrow, but I am having lunch with Eileen, and then I have a couple other errands to get done. There are no estate sales on Saturday, but I expect I will find something to do that will occupy my time. We may well have a freeze overnight Friday into Saturday, but the plants are all already in the house or in the garage. I am pretty sure I have either mice or rats (let's go with mice) in the attic, and I have an appointment with the pest control guy on Monday afternoon. First world problems! The photo accompanying this journal entry is part of the Austin skyline taken from the boat last night. When I moved to Austin in 1985, none of what you see was here. NOTHING. There was a nice little downtown when I arrived, but you cannot see any of what WAS here. Interesting.